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Valentine's Day Card - Little Girl Collage
Valentine's Day card with a little girl picking white daisies. There is a paper lace border around her and a cherub fishing with hearts as bait and a little bird in a top hat on a gold heart attached to the card, perhaps pasted on like collage…
Valentine's Day Card - "With Fond Love"
Valentine's Day card featuring a woman in a silver doily on a background of birds and flowers and a lacy white paper beneath. A cutout hand with a ribbon reading "With Fond Love" is beneath the woman. Appears to be collage art. Greeting card…
Valentine's Day Card - "To My Valentine" Boy and Girl
Valentine's Day card with a heart cutout in front that reveals a boy trying to give a girl a bouquet of flowers. "To My Valentine" is printed along the bottom.Greeting card cataloged and stored in library at: Collection of valentines, Christmas…
Valentine's Day Card - "My Valentine" Little Girl and Dog
Valentine's Day card with a little girl and a dog in front. The little girl's hat reads "My Valentine" on it. The little girls holds a red heart in her hands and she appears to be sitting on the dog. Both the girl and the dog have surprised looks on…
Three Dimensional Valentine's Day Card - Rose Bouquet
Valentine's Day card that opens to reveal a bouquet of roses and a boy and a girl exchanging valentines. Reads "To My Valentine" on folded area.Greeting card cataloged and stored in library at: Collection of valentines, Christmas cards, Easter…
Three Dimensional Valentine's Day Card - Loving Greetings
Valentine's Day card that opens to reveal cupid in a flowery garden, a bouquet of purple flowers in between a boy and a girl. Reads "Loving Greetings" at fold.Greeting card cataloged and stored in library at: Collection of valentines, Christmas…
Three Dimensional Valentine's Day Card - Cherubs in Garden
Valentine's Day card that opens to reveal a bouquets of flowers and two cherubs playing instruments that are seemingly made of flowers. Reads "To My Valentine" on folded area. Greeting card cataloged and stored in library at: Collection of…
Three Dimensional Valentine's Day Card - Cherubs and Carriage
Valentine's Day card that opens to reveal a three dimensional scene of two cherubs flying alongside a white carriage. Inside the carriage sits a little girl in a pink dress holding a basket of flowers. Greeting card cataloged and stored in library…
Three Dimensional Folding Valentine's Day Card
Three dimensional folding Valentine's Day card unfolds to reveal a tall tower made of tissue paper. Next to the tower, a little girl sits atop a wall with a little boy standing next to her. A small note along the bottom of the tower reads "To my…
Thomas Paine Historical Figure
Thomas Paine wrote the 1776 pamphlet Common Sense that galvanized revolutionary sentiment and led to the Independence Movement and the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Paine had met Franklin in England, who invited him to come to America,…
Thomas Jefferson Historical Figure
Thomas Jefferson rose to prominence in Virginia politics, supported the revolutionary movement, served in both Continental Congresses, and was a major drafter of the Declaration of Independence. Became Governor of Virginia in 1779 and later succeeded…
Steiff Teddy Bear
(Animal, Stuffed; Bear, Teddy) Childhood Steiff Teddy bear belonging to Elizabeth Hardison (1924-2017) of Santa Paula.
A German stuffed animal company, founded by Margaret Steiff, created the first Teddy bear in 1902.
[Made in Germany; Used in…
A German stuffed animal company, founded by Margaret Steiff, created the first Teddy bear in 1902.
[Made in Germany; Used in…
Steatite Pipes
Tubular, gray steatite pipe; one end tapers narrower than the other.
Some pipes found and taken from the Thurmond Ranch in Saticoy; one from Rincon area. Donated to the Museum.
Some pipes found and taken from the Thurmond Ranch in Saticoy; one from Rincon area. Donated to the Museum.
Spanish Breastplate
Steel plate, curved at the waist, chest and shoulders. One hole is pierced in the center of each shoulder and underarm. Short split in metal at center of neck opening.
In the 1870s, two boys reportedly found this breastplate on the beach when it…
In the 1870s, two boys reportedly found this breastplate on the beach when it…
Souvenir Ribbon
Beige satin ribbon with blue printing and illustration of San Buenaventura Mission with a padre holding a quill pen standing in foreground. Top and bottom edges are fringed.
Markings: at top "Souvenir / Reception to President Roosevelt / Ventura,…
Markings: at top "Souvenir / Reception to President Roosevelt / Ventura,…
Shell Beads and Adornments
Triangular and trapezoidal abalone shell ornaments; one biconically drilled hole at each corner; some cross-hatching.
Reproduction Cux
Replica of a Chumash feather headdress or cux; deerskin skull cap on a frame of twigs, with chinstraps made of milkweed cordage; bottom row is white turkey feathers, second row of medium length gray feather; top has a bundle or topknot of tall…
Projectile Points and Arrow Shaft Straightener
Straightener; single grooved, elliptical in shape with rounded upper surface, flat bottom.
Projectile points; found and taken from San Miguel Island. Donated to the Museum.
Projectile points; found and taken from San Miguel Island. Donated to the Museum.
Peggy Shippen Historical Figure
The daughter of a prominent Philadelphia loyalist, Peggy Shippen married Benedict Arnold in 1779. She was suspected of aiding her husband’s treason and accompanied him into exile. This sculpture is part of American Revolution! George Stuart…
Mortar and Pestle with Cooking Bowl
A gray, coarse-grained steatite bowl; globular shape with rounded bottom; exterior is blackened from fire.
Stone mortar and pestle; rounded on one end; found and taken from Somis. Donated to the Museum.
Metate; round shape with surface…
Stone mortar and pestle; rounded on one end; found and taken from Somis. Donated to the Museum.
Metate; round shape with surface…
Mercy Otis Warren Historical Figure
Mercy Otis Warren was known as the Conscience of the American Revolution. A lifelong revolutionary, she was the first woman to champion an anti-Federalist viewpoint. Warren used her talents as a writer to promote the Revolutionary cause with…
Marine Clock
(Clock, Ship’s) 30-hour marine clock cased in brass and wood used on Ventura’s first pier
Mr. Joseph Wolfson, son-in-law of Juan Camarillo, spearheaded the creation of Ventura’s first pier and operated the wharf in its infancy. He used this marine…
Mr. Joseph Wolfson, son-in-law of Juan Camarillo, spearheaded the creation of Ventura’s first pier and operated the wharf in its infancy. He used this marine…
Leather Top Hat Box
(Hatbox) Leather top hat box; stamped with “A. Levy”; lined with blue and white striped fabric.
Achille Levy came to Ventura County from France in the 1870s. Here he grew his business from agricultural broker at the Port of Hueneme to the largest…
Achille Levy came to Ventura County from France in the 1870s. Here he grew his business from agricultural broker at the Port of Hueneme to the largest…
John Marshall Historical Figure
John Marshall was born on the Virginia frontier and served as an officer in the Continental army. A staunch Federalist, he was appointed Chief Justice by John Adams, and established the direction of the judiciary in the new democracy.This sculpture…
George Washington Historical Figure
George Washington (c. 1775), received his early military training as an officer in the colonial militia and saw action in the French and Indian Wars. When the united colonies searched for a military leader, Washington was an easy choice. Named…